OnePlus Adds ‘Maestro’ Tier to Red Cable Club, Rolls Out New Benefits for Members

OnePlus' popular Red Cable Club membership programme, which brings a host of benefits and discounts for members, is being revamped. The Shenzhen-based manufacturer is introducing a new membership tier to the RCC, which brings premium benefits for OnePlus customers. The new ‘Maestro' tier will serve as the topmost tier of the OnePlus Red Cable Club membership, offering highest value of offers across audio and IOT products, additional monthly RedCoins, special invites to OnePlus events, and more.

The Maestro tier of the Red Cable Club membership was announced Monday for OnePlus customers. According to OnePlus, RCC members with the newly launched OnePlus Open foldable, or at least three OnePlus flagship devices linked to their RCC account with purchases on OnePlus.in and OnePlus Store app will be eligible for the Maestro tier membership.

Mestro tier members will receive a discount coupon of up to Rs. 1,200 while purchasing OnePlus audio devices, watches, and tablets for a minimum order value of Rs. 1,999. Highest tier members will also get 50 RedCoins every month, which can be used on Red Cable Privé to access exclusive benefits.

Just like the lower tier plans Insider and Elite, Maestro members can also avail three-month extended warranty on OnePlus devices, coupon discount of up to Rs. 2,000 for OnePlus TV purchases, and discount coupons on phone purchases, too. Additionally, Maestro members also get a Cases & Protection coupon of up to Rs. 1,299.

Red Cable Club membership tiers and benefits
Photo Credit: OnePlus

 

OnePlus is also bringing new benefits for Red Cable Club members across tiers. Upon linking their OnePlus phones to RCC, first time subscribers can claim complimentary six months of Spotify Premium. Additionally, RCC members can claim an additional 10 percent discount up to Rs. 1,000 while dining out and using Swiggy Dineout app for payments, OnePlus said in a press release. These benefits apply to RCC members with OnePlus 6 Series and above

According to OnePlus, the Red Cable Club has over 21 million members in India. Named after OnePlus' recognisable, red-coloured charging cables, the RCC was launched in December 2019, bringing exclusive benefits and offers for OnePlus customers. Members also get access to OnePlus Care and free cloud storage. The club features four membership tiers, namely Explorer, Insider, Elite, and the newly launched Maestro.

OnePlus recently launched its first foldable phone, the OnePlus Open, in India at a price of Rs. 1,39,999 for the single 16GB + 512GB RAM and storage variant. The phone runs on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and sports a 7.82-inch AMOLED inner display paired with a 6.31-inch outer screen. The OnePlus Open features three Hasselblad-branded rear cameras, including Sony's newest next-generation LYTIA-T808 "Pixel Stacked" CMOS sensor.

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OnePlus Nord 3 brings some serious upgrades over its predecessor, including some flagship-grade specifications. We discuss this and more on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Said to Support Ultra HDR; Launch Timeline Tipped Again

Samsung Galaxy S24 series is expected to launch in early 2024. The series is expected to succeed the Galaxy S23 lineup which were introduced to the market earlier this year in January. The upcoming lineup is likely to include a Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra, similar to its preceding lineups. In the last few months, several details including key specifications of the Galaxy S24 series have leaked on the Web. Now, another new leak has surfaced online that details some display features that the models are said to arrive with. Meanwhile, a report once again hints at the likely launch timeline of the handsets.

Tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) suggested in a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), that the much-anticipated Galaxy S24 series will support HDR viewing for photos in its gallery, a feature similar to that of Ultra HDR, that was introduced with Android 14 this year. The photo viewing experience on handsets is said to receive a considerable upgrade if this is true. An Ultra HDR-like feature will ensure that the brightness, contrast, and colour range of an image captured on the phone remains unchanged while viewed from its gallery, unlike what the SDR display range offers.

The tipster also claims in another post shared on Weibo that the Galaxy S24 series has entered the mass production stage and is likely to be released in the market by mid to late January. However, a recent Sammobile report suggests citing an internal source that the lineup will see an earlier launch, which could happen any time between early to mid-January. No matter which suggested timeline we go by, it is likely that we will see the launch of the Galaxy S24 series in January 2024.

The Galaxy S24 series has been tipped to use both in-house Exynos and Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets. The Galaxy S24 Ultra model has been spotted with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, while the base and the plus models are expected to be powered by deca-core Exynos 2500 SoCs.

Samsung also recently teased its upgraded 200-megapixel sensor with ISOCELL Zoom Anyplace technology. This new feature will offer AI-aided tracking of any subject while capturing a video and allowing for 4x zoom on 4K videos, in any direction, using its Tetra-pixel technology. The quad-camera setup of the high-end Galaxy S24 Ultra model has been tipped to include a 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP2SX primary sensor, a 12-megapixel Sony IMX564 ultra-wide camera, a 10-megapixel sensor with a telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and another 48-megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom support.

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Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 the best foldable phone you can buy in India right now? We discuss the company's new clamshell-style foldable handset on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Apple Refreshes MacBook Pro Lineup With 3nm M3 Chips, Up to 16-Inch Displays: Price, Specifications

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its latest MacBook Pro models equipped with the company's latest M3 family of processors. The laptops are equipped with Liquid Retina XDR displays and are claimed to offer up to 22 hours of battery life. Apple is also touting the performance gains of the new chip lineup that comprises the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. These chips are created using TSMC's 3nm process technology and offer support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing as well as a new memory feature called Dynamic Caching for improved GPU performance while running demanding apps and games.

MacBook Pro (2023) price in India, availability

Apple's new M3 MacBook Pro is priced at Rs. 1,69,900 for the base model with a 14-inch display and an M3 chip, while pricing for the 14-inch variant with an M3 Pro chip starts at Rs. 1,99,900. On the other hand, the base model of the MacBook Pro with a 16-inch display starts at Rs. 2,49,900. All three models are available in Silver and Space Black colour options.

The new M3-powered MacBook Pro models are available to preorder in 27 countries, including India. They will go on sale on November 7 via Apple Store and Apple Authorised Resellers.

MacBook Pro (2023) specifications, features

All of Apple's new MacBook Pro models are powered by the company's new M3 family of chips — the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. The top-of-the-line M3 Max chip can be configured with up to 128GB of RAM — this is the highest amount of RAM offered on the company's laptops to date. Meanwhile, the models equipped with M3 and M3 Pro chips can be purchased with up to 24GB and 36GB of RAM, respectively.

Apple's new MacBook Pro models are available in a new Space Black colourway
Photo Credit: Apple

 

These are the second MacBook Pro models to be unveiled by Apple this year — the company launched new M2 powered MacBook Pro models back in January. The new chips are based on TSMC's 3nm process technology and are equipped with up to 16 CPU cores, up to 40 GPU cores, and up to 16 Neural Engine cores. The laptops are available with up to 1TB of SSD storage. Apple claims that the new M3 Pro chip is up to 40 times faster than its M1 Pro processor and up to 11 times faster than the last MacBook Pro model powered by an Intel Core i7 CPU.

While the new M3 lineup offers small CPU improvements compared with the previous generation, Apple has touted the GPU improvements on the new 3nm chips, such as hardware-accelerated ray tracing and a new Dynamic Caching feature that allows the GPU on the M3 chip to allocate a precise amount of local memory to optimise memory usage for tasks, according to the company.

Apple has equipped the new MacBook Pro models with 14-inch and 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR (3,024x1,964 pixels) displays with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1600 nits (HDR content) and 600 nits (SDR content). It has a backlit keyboard with support for Touch ID, for biometric authentication.

Connectivity options on the new MacBook Pro models include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, up to three Thunderbolt 4/ USB 4 ports, a MagSafe 3 charging port, an SDXC card reader, an HDMI port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 chip is claimed to offer up to 22 hours of battery life on a single charge, while the M3 Pro and M3 Max models offer up to 18 hours of battery life. You can get up to 22 hours of battery life on the larger 16-inch MacBook Pro model with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips.

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Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 the best foldable phone you can buy in India right now? We discuss the company's new clamshell-style foldable handset on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Apple Unveils 24-Inch iMac With M3 Chip, Up to 10-Core GPU in India: Price, Specifications

Apple has finally upgraded the 24-inch iMac with the newly announced M3 chip, following the M1-powered iMac that was launched in 2021. The 24-inch iMac with M3 chip was unveiled during Apple's Scary Fast event on Tuesday. It features the same design as the 2021 iMac model with an M1 chip, that was launched three years ago. The upgraded iMac M3 model comes with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU. It is claimed to offer up to two times better performance than the M1-based iMac while also being more efficient.

24-inch iMac M3 price in India, availability

The new 24-inch iMac with an M3 chip starts at Rs. 1,34,900. This model comes with an 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of memory, a 256GB SSD storage, and two Thunderbolt ports. Apple includes the Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse with the 24-inch iMac. It is available in green, pink, blue, and silver colour options.

On the other hand, the 24-inch iMac with M3 variant with the 10-core GPU starts at Rs. 1,54,900 or Rs. 1,44,900 for education. It comes with the same configuration — an 8-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, two Thunderbolt ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and two USB 3 ports. This is bundled with a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Magic Mouse. It is available in Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Silver, and Yellow colour options.

As for availability, the new 24-inch iMac with M3 is already up for pre-order on the Apple website. It will go on sale via the website, Apple Store, and Apple authorised resellers starting November 7.

24-inch iMac M3 specifications, features

While the new 24-inch iMac with M3 chip looks similar to the older model, it does offer some performance improvements. The M3 chip with 8-core CPU and up to 10-core GPU with support for up to 24GB unified RAM is claimed to be twice as faster as the M1 chip, and is based on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Pro chip.

Apple's new M3 chip is manufactured using a 3nm process, which also makes it more efficient than the M1 chip that powered its predecessor. In the graphics department, the chip offers hardware-accelerating mesh shading with support for ray tracing on the iMac. There's also a 16-core Neural Engine that enables faster machine learning.

The all-in-one 24-inch iMac with M3 comes with a 24-inch Retina Display that offers 4.5K resolution and 500 nits of peak brightness. It now comes with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, up to four USB Type-C ports, two Thunderbolt ports, and Gigabit Ethernet support. There's also a 1080p FaceTime camera and a six-speaker setup that offers support for Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos. It runs the new macOS Sonoma out-of-the-box.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Edition Unveiled as an Homage to the Samsung E700

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Edition as a new variant of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. The unique clamshell foldable phone draws inspiration from the SGH-E700 (Samsung E700) released in 2003 as Samsung's first handset to feature a built-in antenna. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro has a blue colour panel and a matte finish frame. The special edition smartphone comes bundled with various accessories including Flipsuit cards, and Flipsuit cases among others. Apart from the accessories, the new Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Edition is expected to have similar specifications as the vanilla Galaxy Z Flip 5 that launched globally in July this year.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro will be available in limited quantities in Australia, Korea, UK, Germany, and Spain on November 1 exclusively through Samsung's official website Samsung.com. It will go on sale in France from November 2. Pricing details of the special edition handset haven't been announced yet.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro Edition
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As mentioned, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro draws inspiration from the SGH-E700, which was released 20 years ago in 2003 as Samsung's first flip phone to feature a built-in antenna. The Retro variant has an indigo blue and silver shade, a different UX design reinterpretation of 2000s pixel graphics and animation on the Flex Window. It comes bundled with three Flipsuit cards featuring logos from different eras of Samsung's history, a Flipsuit case and a collector card engraved with a unique serial number.

In July, the vanilla Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 was launched in India priced at Rs. 99,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model. The 8GB RAM + 512GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 1,09,999. It debuted in Cream, Graphite, Lavender, and Mint shades.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 5 runs on Android 13 with One UI 5.1.1 on top and features Armor Aluminum frames. It sports a 6.7-inch full-HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex inner display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It has a 3.4-inch Super AMOLED folder-shaped cover display with a refresh rate of 60Hz. The handset runs on a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy SoC under the hood, with 8GB of RAM.

For optics, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 sports a dual rear camera unit, comprising a 12-megapixel ultra-wide primary sensor, along with a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera with support for OIS. A10-megapixel selfie camera manages selfies and video calls. It has an IPX8 rating for water resistance. Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Z Flip 5 with a 3,700mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging.

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India vs England World Cup Match 2023 Today: How to Watch Live Stream, Live Telecast Details

India vs England World Cup 2023 match is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 29, at Ekana Sports City stadium, Lucknow. The host team has been faring well in the tournament so far, with 5 wins in all the matches it has played. With 10 points, India sits second in the points table for the World Cup 2023. It is only behind South Africa, who moved to first position after a massive win against Pakistan. On the other hand, the defending champions will find it hard even to make it to the semi-finals at this stage. England sits at the last position in the points table currently, with only one win in its account so far. 

India is suffering a loss as Hardik Pandya is recovering from his injury. While he was expected to join the team for Lucknow's game, his ligament tear may take longer to heal, and we might miss him for the next two games. Suryakumar Yadav replaced Pandya in the previous match against New Zealand. However, he failed to woo fans with his performance. On the other hand, Mohammad Shami took 5 wickets in the same match and became the Player of the Match. For the next clash, BCCI may take a chance with R Ashwin to fill Pandya's position. Another awaiting feat is Virat Kohli's 49th century, making him the cricketer with most ODI centuries. 

England, the champions of World Cup 2019, has been finding it hard to score a win. In the five matches it has played so far, England has managed to claim a victory only once. While captain Jos Buttler has repeatedly defended his team, there have been questions from all ends. Their performance has made it difficult to qualify for the semi-finals. It will be interesting to see if England manages to reclaim their lost glory against India. 

The match will begin at 2 pm IST, and the toss will take place 30 minutes before the scheduled time, at 1:30 pm IST. 

India vs England World Cup 2023 squad

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav

England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tournament began on October 5. The first match took place between the finalists of the last season — New Zealand and England. With 17 matches left before teams move to the semi-finals zone, a lot is at stake that can turn the tables anytime. This year, 10 teams have participated in the World Cup 2023 tournament. These are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Netherlands, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The World Cup 2023 final will take place on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

How to watch India vs England Live World Cup match in India

One can live stream all the matches during the ongoing World Cup 2023 tournament for free on Disney+ Hostar, which has digital rights for the series. There is no subscription required to watch these matches. However, Disney+ Hotstar offers three subscription plans in India — Mobile, Super and Premium. Moreover, one can also avail of a Disney+ Hotstar subscription through prepaid recharge plans. Be it your smartphone like Apple iPhone 13 or a television like Samsung Neo QLED Ultra-HD Smart TV, Disney+ Hotstar is providing free live streaming across all platforms. 

For those who wish to see live telecasts, Star Sports Network is showing all the matches on its TV channels. Apart from Hindi and English, Star Sports Network is also offering telecasts on various regional language channels, as mentioned below:

Star Sports 1 Hindi HD
Star Sports 1 Hindi
Star Sports 1 HD
Star Sports 1
Star Sports 1 Telugu HD
Star Sports 1 Telugu
Star Sports 1 Tamil HD
Star Sports 1 Tamil
Star Sports 1 Kannada

If you are not in India but still wish to watch the World Cup 2023 matches from other parts of the world, we have curated a list of options from where you can watch the live stream:

Region/Country	Channel
Afghanistan	Ariana TV, Ariana News, Ariana TV website, https://ift.tt/U53zH7v
Australia	Fox Sports 501, Channel 9 HD, 9GemHD, FoxtelGo, FoxtelNOW, Kayo / 9Now
Bangladesh	GTV, BTV, T Sports, Rabbithole
Canada	Willow TV, Disney+ Hotstar
South America/Mexico	ESPN+
Maldives	SS1(HD+HD), SS1 Hindi(SD+HD), SS1 Tamil, SS1 Telugu, SS1 Kannada, SS2(HD+SD), Yupp TV
Nepal	SS1(HD+HD), SS1 Hindi(SD+HD), SS1 Tamil, SS1 Telugu, SS1 Kannada, SS2(HD+SD), Yupp TV
Bhutan	SS1(HD+HD), SS1 Hindi(SD+HD), SS1 Tamil, SS1 Telugu, SS1 Kannada, SS2(HD+SD), Yupp TV
New Zealand	Sky Sport
Pakistan	PTV Sports, www.ptvsports.pk, Daraz, Tapmad, Jazz, A-Sports, ARY ZAP
Singapore	HubSports 4, HubSports 5, StarHub TV+
Sri Lanka	Sirasa TV, Dialog TV & Event TV, www.kiki.lk, Kiki app
UK	Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Mix, SkyGO + Sky Sports App
USA	WillowTV, ESPN+ app

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 alongside the Galaxy Tab S9 series and Galaxy Watch 6 series at its first Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea. We discuss the company's new devices and more on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Top Deals on Microwave Ovens During Amazon Great Indian Festival Finale Days Sale

The Amazon Great Indian Festival kicked off this year on October 7 for its Prime users and was extended to all users since October 8. During this ongoing sale, a wide range of products, including electronic items like smartphones, laptops, PCs, tablets, and Smart TVs. A variety of home appliances are also offered at discounted rates. The sale has entered the ‘Finale Days' starting from October 28. There are also other bank offers over sale discounts that customers can avail of.

The additional bank offers help in bringing the effective price of any product down to an even lower price than that of the original deal price. There may also be an exchange option available for some things, particularly electrical devices. When the exchange offer is applied over the deal price and bank discounts combined, the effective price is further reduced. We've written about some incredible sales that are now going on for computers, tablets, smartphones, big home appliances, and more. Some of the best offers available during the ongoing sale are on microwave ovens. Customers using ICICI Bank Debit and Credit cards and Credit Card EMI options during payment can receive a 10 percent discount of up to Rs. 3,500. AU Small Finance Bank Credit and Debit card users may also get a discount of 10 percent up to Rs. 1,750. People using the Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card may receive a 5 percent instant discount and 5 percent cashback offers.

Following are some of the best deals on microwave ovens you can grab now.

One of the best deals offered is on the Samsung Convection Microwave Oven, which has the capacity of 28 litres and can be used for baking along with grilling, reheating, defrosting and cooking. It is priced at Rs. 11,990, down 29 percent from its marked price of Rs. 16,99. Another good grab is the 24-litre IFB Solo Microwave Oven that is listed at Rs. 6,490, down 26 percent from its usual price of Rs. 8,790.

Top Deals on Microwave Ovens During Ongoing Amazon Sale

Product	MRP	Deal Price
28-Litre Convection Microwave Oven	Rs. 16,990	Rs. 11,990
21-Litre Samsung Convection Microwave Oven	Rs. 12,990	Rs. 9,990
24-Litre IFB Solo Microwave Oven	Rs. 8,790	Rs. 6,490
20-Litre LG Solo Microwave Oven	Rs. 8,199	Rs. 6,290
20-Litre Panasonic Solo Microwave Oven	Rs. 6,790	Rs. 5,390

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 alongside the Galaxy Tab S9 series and Galaxy Watch 6 series at its first Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea. We discuss the company's new devices and more on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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OnePlus 12 With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Spotted on AnTuTu Benchmark; Launch Likely Soon

OnePlus 12 is expected to launch soon. It is said to succeed the OnePlus 11 model, which was released earlier this year in February. The company has confirmed several details of the upcoming flagship model. The phone is speculated to be released later this year in December. Key details of the smartphone have been leaked previously. Design renders of the handset have also been tipped. Now, a new leak suggests that the phone was spotted on the AnTuTu benchmarking website.

Tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) has suggested in a Weibo post that the upcoming OnePlus 12 with the model number PJD110 was spotted on the AnTuTu benchmarking website. According to the screengrab shared by the tipster, the phone scored 2,110,808 points.

The phone is confirmed to come with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and it has scored 4,95,780 points, as per the leak. The GPU of the handset scored 9,14,151 points. The model scored 3,62,402 and 3,38,475 points on the memory and UX tests, respectively.

OnePlus 12 is also guaranteed to arrive with a DisplayMate A+ rated X1 “Oriental Screen” with a resolution of 2K and a peak brightness level of 2,600 nits. The "Oriental Screen" is claimed to be backed by Oppo's first-generation Display P1 chip and comes with 18 DisplayMate A+ records.

The upcoming flagship model is tipped to ship with Android 14-based OxygenOS 14. It will likely pack a 5,400mAh battery with 100W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging support. It is also likely to launch with a similar design language as the preceding OnePlus 11 model.

For optics, it is expected to get a Sony IMX966 50-megapixel sensor, a 48-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide telephoto lens (said to be the Sony IMX581), and a 64-megapixel OmniVision OV64B sensor with 3x optical zoom and hybrid zoom camera.

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India Mobile Congress 2023 Highlights: From JioSpaceFiber, 6G, 5G Redcap Device Demo and More

The seventh edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023 kicked off on Friday with the inauguration by Prime Minister Modi at Bharat Mandapam. This year's event is centred around the theme of Global Digital Innovation, with exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge technologies such as satellite communication, 6G demo, and other use cases.

The first day of the event saw dignitaries like Akash Ambani, Chairman - of Reliance Jio, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, attending the inaugural session of IMC 2023. Unlike last year, where the 5G rollout announcement was a big draw for the event, this year, we saw multiple demo sessions and other key announcements, which we will cover in this article, making the main headlines. 

100 5G Labs

The first big announcement was about establishing 100 5G labs across India to promote students, professors, startups, and MSMEs to work on 5G technology in various fields like health, agriculture, manufacturing and more. These labs will be set up in academic institutions in multiple states, including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Telangana, Karnataka and more. The names of institutions have been announced, and they include IIT Guwahati, IIT Silchar, Delhi Technological University, Jamia Hamdard University, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, and more.

JioSpaceFiber

At the IMC 2023 event, Reliance Jio demonstrated the country's first satellite-based Gigabit broadband service to provide high-speed internet in previously inaccessible geographies. At the event, Jio demoed how they are offering internet to four locations, which are remote in location, including Gir Gujarat, Korba Chattisgarh, Nabrangpur Odissa, and Jorhat Assam. At the moment, there's no word when the service will be widely available to users. 

 

Introducing JioSpaceFiber, India's first Gigabit Satellite Connectivity ?. Visit Jio pavilion at India Mobile Congress 2023 to know more. #JioAtIMC #Jio #JioSpaceFiber #IMC2023 pic.twitter.com/V62cwUF4u7

— Reliance Jio (@reliancejio) October 27, 2023

 

Reliance Jio also showcased the Jio Glass, a mixed-reality handset, at IMC 2023. Announced at the company's 43rd annual general meeting, Jio Glass was available for demo paired to a OnePlus Nord smartphone. We tried it briefly for a few minutes, and it seemed decent. 

6G Sensing Demo

Nokia presented a demo of its 6G network, which can act as a radar and sense objects, people, and movements without compromising privacy. This situational awareness will give individuals a digital 6th sense, enabling them to gather information about their surroundings, see around corners, and even interact with objects from a distance. Nokia showcased a live demonstration of this 6G sensing capability using prototype radio equipment. The company also highlighted its smart and safe railway networks (NCRTC) and its collaboration with Alstom to deliver a private wireless network for (NCRTC) Delhi to Meerut RRTS. It is claimed to be the world's first LTE/4.9G private wireless network that supports European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 Signaling. The private network being deployed enables trains to continuously receive their movement authorities using radio signals and report their exact direction and position to ensure the safety of all on board. The low-emission RRTS will transport more people at average speeds of 100 kmph, reducing travel time and road congestion.

RedCap Technology Demo

Reduced Capability (RedCap) solution aims to bring down complexity and extend the battery life of devices while delivering higher data rates/ speeds. RedCap is a new radio access network (RAN) software solution by Ericsson that creates new 5G use cases and enables more 5G connections from devices such as smartwatches, other wearables, industrial sensors and AR/VR devices. At the IMC 2023, Ericsson and Airtel partnered with Qualcomm to demonstrate Reduced Capability (RedCap) device capabilities. Earlier this month, Ericsson's pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software was successfully tested on the Airtel 5G network.

How Airtel is solving network problems with AI

Airtel's A-SON solution isn't a new proposition, but it attracted us to demo how this works in a region. Airtel claims that its AI-powered Self Optimising Network or A-SON is reimaging network experience. The system detects anomalies and solves them with AI without any manual intervention. The solution is designed in a way to predict issues that the Airtel networks will face in future and ensure that the team resolves them beforehand. Notably, the solution is fully designed by Airtel and was first introduced in March 2022.

Additionally, Airtel also demonstrated how its Xtream AirFiber works for areas where it has no fiber or broadband connectivity. Currently, the service is available in select regions like Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Noida.

Apart from showcasing live 5G experiences at IMC 2023, Vi demonstrated various use cases spanning Enterprise, Consumer, and Community Development, highlighting the vast potential of technology and 5G.

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OnePlus Nord 3 brings some serious upgrades over its predecessor, including some flagship-grade specifications. We discuss this and more on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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iQoo 12 Pro BMW M Motorsport Edition Design Revealed Ahead of November 7 Launch

iQoo 12 series is scheduled to launch on November 7. The lineup is said to include a base and a pro model. The company has confirmed the processor details of the handsets previously. Other details of the upcoming smartphones have been doing rounds of the rumour mills over the past few weeks. Ahead of the release of the series, a company official revealed the design of the iQoo 12 Pro model's BMW M Motorsport edition. Camera details of the phone have also been teased.

In a Weibo post, an iQoo official revealed the design of the upcoming iQoo 12 Pro's BMW M Motorsport edition model. The phone is seen in a white colour option with small stripes of the BMW colours - blue, black and red, engraved in the bottom left corner of the back panel. An inscription on the camera island claims to offer zooming capabilities of up to 100x.

The triple rear camera units of the iQoo 12 Pro are placed within a slightly raised rectangular camera module with rounded edges. The LED flash unit is placed outside the camera island in a vertical fashion.

According to another Weibo post by tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese), the iQoo 12 Pro is expected to be equipped with a 64-megapixel OmniVision OV64B sensor with a periscope telephoto lens that is said to offer up to 3x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. The phone is also expected to have a primary OmniVision OV50H sensor and a Samsung ISOCELL JN1 sensor with a 15mm ultrawide lens.

According to earlier coverage, the iQoo 12 series models are confirmed to run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. iQoo India CEO Nipun Marya teased the launch of the iQoo 12 5G model in the country.

The iQoo 12 lineup is expected to feature Samsung E7 AMOLED displays with a resolution of 2K and is said to get better gaming graphics that could support games like PUBG Mobile, PUBG New State, Genshin Impact, and League of Legends Mobile at 144 frames per second.

The base iQoo 12 could be backed by a 4,880mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging support. On the other hand, the iQoo 12 Pro is likely to pack a larger 4,980mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging support.

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Poco X5 Pro, Moto G54, Realme 11X and More Smartphone Deals Under Rs. 20,000 During Flipkart Sale

Flipkart, one of India's biggest e-commerce sites, is currently offering some of the biggest discounts of the festive season. The Flipkart Dussehra Sale 2023 kicked off on October 22 and is available to all users through October 29. During this sale, Flipkart extends great offers and deals on multiple products, including electronic items like smartphones, laptops, PCs, tablets, and smart TVs. Some of these products are available at considerable sale discounts over the listed price. Smartphones from leading brands like Samsung, Realme, Motorola, etc., are offered at lucrative prices during the sale.

Following are some of the best smartphones under Rs. 20,000 that you can grab in the ongoing sale.

Moto G84 5G, launched in India in September this year, comes with a 6.55-inch full-HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) 120Hz pOLED display. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC and packs a 5,000mAh battery with 33W wired fast charging support. The 12GB + 256GB variant of the phone is currently listed on Flipkart at Rs. 18,999, down 17 percent from its marked price of Rs. 22,999. It is offered in Marshmellow Blue, Midnight Blue and Viva Magenta colour options. SBI, RBL and Kotak Mahindra Bank card users can avail of additional discounts over the deal price.

The Poco X5 Pro 5G comes with a 6.67-inch Xfinity AMOLED 120Hz display, an octa-core Snapdragon 778G SoC and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W wired fast charging support. The phone is equipped with a 108-megapixel ISOCELL HM2 primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide angle lens, and a 2-megapixel macro camera at the back, and a 16-megapixel front camera sensor. The 6GB + 128GB variant of the model is priced on Flipkart at Rs. 18,499 during the ongoing Dussehra sale.

Another smartphone that is available during this Flipkart sale at a discounted rate is the Vivo T2 5G that was released in the country in April this year with a 6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC and a 4,500mAh battery with 44W fast charging support. The handset features a 6.38-inch AMOLED (1,080 x 2,400 pixels) 90Hz display and a 64-megapixel primary rear sensor accompanied by a 2-megapixel bokeh sensor and also has a 16-megapixel front camera sensor. The 6GB + 128GB option of the phone is listed during the sale at a price of Rs. 17,999, down 25 percent from Rs. 23,999.

Released in India in August, the Realme 11 5G comes with a 6.72-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) Samsung AMOLED 120Hz display and a 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HM6 primary rear sensor. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 67W wired SuperVOOC charging support. The 8GB + 128GB variant of the phone can be purchased during the ongoing Flipkart sale at Rs. 16,999, down 19 percent from its marked price of Rs. 20,999.

One of the best smartphones under Rs. 20,000 to grab during the sale is the Samsung Galaxy F34 5G, which was released in the country earlier this year in August. The handset carries an in-house octa-core Exynos 1280 SoC and a large 6,000mAh battery. It is equipped with a 6.46-inch full-HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) sAMOLED 120Hz display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It carries a 50-megapixel triple rear camera sensor and a 13-megapixel front camera sensor. The 6GB + 128GB option of the model is priced during the sale down 32 percent from its usual price of Rs. 24,499 at Rs. 16,499.

Moto G54 5G, which comes with an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 7020 SoC and a 6,000mAh battery with 33W wired TurboPower charging support, was introduced in the country in September. The phone comes with a 6.5-inch full-HD+ 120Hz display and a 50-megapixel dual rear camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS). Its 12GB + 256GB variant is currently listed on Flipkart at Rs. 15,999, down 27 percent from Rs. 21,999.

Among other good offers, a notable mention in this category is the Realme 11x 5G. Its 6GB + 128GB variant is now available on Flipkart at Rs. 13,999, down 17 percent from its usual price of Rs. 16,999. It comes with a 6.72-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) AMOLED 120Hz display, a 64-megapixel dual rear camera and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The phone is powered by a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ SoC and packs a 5,000mAh battery with 33W wired SUPERVOOC fast charging support.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Could Offer Satellite Communication Support: Report

Samsung Galaxy S24 series is likely to offer satellite communication support, according to details reportedly shared by a company executive. According to a Sisa Journal-E report (translated from Korean), Samsung Electronics System LSI Business Head Yong-In Park stated during a recent presentation that the South Korean tech conglomerate was preparing to offer support for satellite communication on its smartphones next year. With the Samsung Galaxy S24 series of smartphones expected to debut in Q1 2024, these handsets are likely to be the first to support the feature.

According to the report, the Samsung executive said that the company has already made preparations to support smartphone communications using a satellite. Yong-In Park, who made the announcement at the 2023 Semiconductor Expo, did not specify a timeline for the functionality to be enabled, or reveal which phones would support the feature. 

It is worth noting that Apple announced support for non-terrestrial networks (NTN) communication via its Emergency SOS satellite feature with the iPhone 14 series of smartphones in 2022, and the company's latest phones — including the iPhone 15 Pro Max — also support the feature. Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite support on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, but the feature was not enabled on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series of smartphones.

On the other hand, Samsung's own Exynos 5300 modem that features on its Exynos 2400 mobile processor as well as Google's Tensor G2 (Pixel 7) and Tensor G3 (Pixel 8) chips, also supports NTN connectivity. Samsung is yet to reveal whether it will enable support for satellite communication on its Exynos 2400 chip — expected to power the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ — or the recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip that is tipped to power the top-of-the-line Galaxy S23 Ultra handset.

It's also unclear whether Samsung's Galaxy S23 series of smartphones — comprising the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra — as well as the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 will offer support for emergency satellite connectivity. TM Roh, president and head of Samsung's mobile experience business division, previously stated that satellite functionality was still quite restricted on smartphones and that it was too soon to implement the feature on Samsung handsets.

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OnePlus Open Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

OnePlus Open — the first foldable phone from the Chinese smartphone maker — will go on sale in India for the first time today. It was launched in India and global markets last week, and has the same hardware specifications as the Oppo Find N3. The foldable has a 7.82-inch AMOLED inner display paired with a 6.31-inch outer screen. One of the three Hasselblad-branded rear cameras includes a next generation Sony LYTIA-T808 "Pixel Stacked" CMOS sensor. The OnePlus Open is powered by Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.

OnePlus Open price in India, availability

The price of the OnePlus Open in India is set at Rs. 1,39,999 and the phone is available in a single configuration with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of inbuilt storage. The handset was launched in Emerald Dusk and Voyager Black colour options and will go on sale in India on Friday. 

Customers can purchase the OnePlus Open via the company's website, Amazon, and via retail stores. The company has announced launch discounts of Rs. 5,000 via ICICI Bank and OneCard Instant Bank transactions. Buyers can also avail of a trade-in bonus of Rs. 8,000 on some smartphones, according to the company.

OnePlus Open specifications

The OnePlus Open runs on OxygenOS 13.2 based on Android 13 out-of-the-box and is equipped with a 7.82-inch (2,268x2,440 pixels) 2K Flexi-fluid LTPO 3.0 AMOLED display with a 1-120Hz dynamic refresh rate. It has a 6.31-inch (1,116x2,484 pixels) 2K LTPO 3.0 Super Fluid AMOLED outer display with a 10-120Hz dynamic refresh rate.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip powers the OnePlus Open, along with an Adreno 740 GPU and 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM. Users can also utilise unused storage on the handset to expand the RAM in increments of 4GB, 8GB, and 12GB, according to the company.

The OnePlus Open has a Hasselblad-branded triple camera setup comprising a 48-megapixel primary camera with a Sony LYT-T808 “Pixel Stacked” CMOS sensor, a 64-megapixel telephoto camera with an OmniVision OV64B sensor, and a 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera with a Sony IMX581 sensor. For selfies and video calls, it has a 20-megapixel camera located on the inner display, while the cover display has a 32-megapixel sensor.

You get 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage on the OnePlus Open. It supports 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and features a USB Type-C port. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, sensor core, e-compass, flick-detect sensor, and an under-screen ambient light sensor.

The OnePlus Open runs on a dual-cell 4,800mAh battery with 67W SuperVOOC charging support. Just like other OnePlus smartphones, this foldable phone has the company's tri-state alert slider. There's a side mounted fingerprint scanner as well. It measures 153.4x143.15.9mm (unfolded) and weighs up to 245g.

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Realme GT 5 Pro Officially Teased, Confirmed to Get Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC Ahead of Imminent Launch

Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to launch soon. The phone is expected to join the Realme GT 5 model in its lineup, which was released in August this year in China. For several weeks, leaked details of the GT 5 Pro model have been doing the rounds of the rumour mill. The phone has been tipped to come with a periscope camera and the latest octa-core Qualcomm chipset. The company has finally officially teased the handset, although it has yet to confirm a launch date.

In a Weibo post, Realme posted a teaser image with the word ‘Pro', confirming that the Realme GT 5 Pro is set to launch soon. The company has not shared any design teasers yet. The image just teases the 'Pro' moniker of the handset while the caption (written in Chinese) translates roughly to, “It takes two years to build a ship, and we are ready! Please shout out its name!”

Realme shared another post on Weibo that said the GT 5 Pro model will come with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. According to earlier reports, the phone is expected to get up to 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 inbuilt storage. It is said to ship with Android 14-based Realme UI 5.0.

The upcoming Realme flagship model has previously been tipped to get a BOE AMOLED curved display with a 2K resolution. A MySmartPrice report claims that the Realme GT 5 Pro may sport a 6.82-inch panel with a refresh rate of 144Hz.

Previous leaks also suggest that the Realme GT 5 Pro is likely to include an unspecified Sony IMX9 1/1.4x primary sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS) and a 64-megapixel OmniVision OV64B periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.

The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to be backed by a 5,400mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless fast charging support. For security, the handset is said to be equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Notably, the Realme GT 5 is said to be offered in two battery and charging capacity variants - a 5,240mAh battery variant with 150W fast charging support and a 4,600mAh battery variant with 240W fast charging.

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Qualcomm Looks to Take on Apple, Intel With Its Snapdragon X Elite Processor

Qualcomm today announced its new Snapdragon X Elite platform at its Snapdragon Summit 2023 in Maui, Hawaii, United States. The company had announced the Snapdragon X branding earlier this month. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform features the company's Oryon CPU and promises a performance boost of up to two times versus its closest competitors. So far, Qualcomm has only shared some reference designs and benchmarks, but we're expecting to see some live benchmarks over the coming days.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip is built on a 4nm process, with 12 high-performance cores clocked at 3.8GHz and up to 136GB/s memory bandwidth. The chipmaker showed off some impressive numbers during the keynote, including 50 percent "faster peak multi-threaded performance" when compared to Apple Silicon M2, and up to twice the CPU performance compared to Intel Core i7-13800H. However, it's worth mentioning here that the Snapdragon X Elite has 50 percent more cores compared to Apple's M2 chip. 

Oryon, Qualcomm's latest Arm CPU core is designed by Nuvia, the company that it acquired back in 2021. Snapdragon X Elite SoC is packed with 12 Oryon cores. These are split into three parts with four cores each. Snapdragon X Elite seems like a massive jump in improvement considering the company's older 8XC chips. For a laptop, Snapdragon X Elite SoC looks like a powerful chip, but we'll have to wait for a complete hands-on and live benchmarks. 

On the graphics front, Qualcomm claims its latest chipset offers up to twice the performance compared to an Intel Core i7-13800H with 74 percent less power consumption. 

Qualcomm remains deeply focussed on adding an AI element into its latest chips. The Snapdragon X Elite is capable of running generative AI models with more than 13 billion parameters on the device itself. The company's latest premium mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, is also packed with on-device generative AI features. 

During the day 1 keynote, Qualcomm announced several key partners including Lenovo that are on board to ship devices packed with its latest chips. You can expect PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite to start shipping from the middle of 2024. 

Qualcomm Seamless announced 

Another interesting announcement during the keynote was Qualcomm Seamless. Dubbed as a 'cross-platform' technology that can enable devices across multiple platforms to talk to each other so users can have a seamless experience, Seamless will work on Android, Windows, and Snapdragon-based devices. Qualcomm is working with Microsoft, Google, Dell, Lenovo, and other partners to bring its Seamless technology to more devices. Use cases could revolve around switching wireless earphones between multiple sources, moving files among different devices, and so on. 

Snapdragon Seamless comes built-in on the company's new Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 platforms. Qualcomm partners such as Xiaomi, Lenovo, Microsoft, and others are expected to roll out support for the technology in their upcoming products. 

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC With Generative AI Features, Wi-Fi 7, 240 FPS Gaming Support Launched

Qualcomm announced its latest flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, on Tuesday at the Snapdragon Summit. The successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC promises to bring a host of new upgrades and claims to be the first mobile platform focusing on generative AI. The SoC's AI engine supports multi-modal generative AI models, including popular large language models (LLMs). The Qualcomm Hexagon NPU promises 98 percent faster and 40 percent more efficient performance. It also promises 240 fps gaming on supported displays, featuring global illumination with ray tracing. The Qualcomm Adreno GPU is claimed to be 25 percent faster and more efficient than the one on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The 5G-ready chip supports Wi-Fi 7 and dual Bluetooth.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Availability

According to Qualcomm, flagship Android devices powered by its latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC are expected to be available in the coming weeks. The chip will be adopted for flagship devices by global OEMs and smartphone brands, including ASUS, Honor, iQOO, MEIZU, NIO, Nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, realme, Redmi, RedMagic, Sony, Vivo, Xiaomi, and ZTE.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 features

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC comes with the Qualcomm AI engine, featuring an improved hexagon process claimed to be 98 percent faster and 40 percent more efficient. The chip brings generative AI capabilities, promising the world's fastest stable diffusion for image generation. The chip is based on the 4nm processing technology, with the Qualcomm Kryo CPU delivering up to 3.3 GHz at 30 percent faster and 20 percent more efficient rates. The CPU comes with five Performance cores, up to 3.2 GHz, and two Efficiency cores, up to 2.3 GHz.

The chip also promises high-end gaming performance, featuring hardware-accelerated ray tracing with global illumination. The chip promises 240 fps gaming on supported displays, with the Qualcomm Adreno GPU claimed to be 25 percent faster and more efficient.

The new chip also promises a bunch of new camera features powered by AI. The chip comes with a Video Object Eraser by Arcsoft that removes unwanted elements and people from a video. It also gets new zoom capabilities, powered by Samsung's 200-megapixel image sensor optimized for Snapdragon, allowing multiple video capture, object tracking and 2X and 4X zoom. It supports Dolby HDR and features Photo Expansion, which fills up photos with the help of AI.

For connectivity, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 brings the Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 System, the same as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, with support for Wi-Fi 7 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n, and Bluetooth 5.4. The latest chip features the Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System. The mobile platform is claimed to feature the world's first 5G modem with an integrated AI tensor hardware accelerator.

The chip also supports 24-bit 96 kHz lossless music over Bluetooth, USB Version 3.1 Gen 2, USB Type-C, and UFS 4.0 storage.

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Nvidia Says US Advanced Timeline for Export Curbs of AI Chips to China, Other Countries

Chip designer Nvidia said new US export curbs that block the sale of its high-end artificial intelligence chips to China came into effect on Monday as regulators advanced the timeline.

The restrictions were supposed to come into play 30 days from October 17 when the Biden administration unveiled measures to stop countries, including China, Iran and Russia, from receiving advanced AI chips designed by Nvidia and others. 

Nvidia does not expect a near-term impact on its earnings from this move, it disclosed in a filing on Tuesday, but did not say why the US government had accelerated the timing. 

AMD, also impacted by the curbs, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment, while the US Department of Commerce declined to comment.

The restrictions disallow exports of Nvidia's modified advanced AI chips A800 and H800 — both of which it had created for the Chinese market to comply with previous export rules. 

The Nvidia A100, H100, and L40S chips are also impacted by the curbs.

Earlier this year, Nvidia has announced its AI collaboration with Reliance and Tata Group. The company's partnership with Reliance will work to create language models, generative apps and a cloud infrastructure platform for AI development in India. For this, Nvidia will provide the computing power required for the efforts, while Reliance unit Jio will manage and maintain the AI infrastructure and oversee customer engagement, the companies said.

The partnership will give Reliance access to the latest version of Nvidia's Grace Hopper Superchip, its AI chips that are optimized to perform AI inference functions that effectively power apps like ChatGPT.

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Here Are Deals on Smart TVs During Amazon Sale: From 32-inch to 65-inch TVs

India, as it gears up for the season of Diwali festivities, is set to see friends and families host each other for the celebrations. Ahead of these annual big fat reunions, e-commerce giant Amazon is offering great discounts on home appliances and day-to-day gadgets that can add more glimmer to home décor and festive gifting. The Amazon Great Indian Festival sale, kickstarted earlier this month, entered the third week with a new name, ‘Extra Happiness Day sale 2023'.

The ongoing Amazon Extra Happiness Day sale has slashed the prices of an array of products, including home appliances, smartphones, tablets, laptops, and earphones, among other items.

HDFC, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, and One Card are banks that are offering additional benefits for their respective customers looking to avail the benefits of this ongoing Amazon sale. The option of no-cost EMIs is also available for several products retailing on sale.

Televisions are another category that Amazon is offering large deals on. The Redmi 80 cm (32 inches) F Series HD Ready Smart LED Fire TV, for instance, is selling at a 58 percent discount. Likewise, Redmi 108 cm (43 inches) 4K Ultra HD Android Smart LED TV X43 is selling at a price 49 percent lower than the original cost.

A number of big 55-inch and 65-inch televisions are also selling at notably discounted prices. These include the Sony Bravia 164 cm (65 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Google TV and the Samsung 163 cm (65 inches) Crystal iSmart 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV. Other options being offered under this discount are from brands like TCL, Vu, and LG.

In this article, we list some of the best offers on televisions currently being offered on Amazon.

Deals on 32-Inch Smart TVs

Product	MRP	Sale Price
Redmi 80 cm (32 inches) F Series HD Ready Smart LED Fire TV	Rs. 24,999	Rs. 10,499
LG 80 cm (32 inches) HD Ready Smart LED TV	Rs. 21,990	Rs. 11,990
TOSHIBA 80 cm (32 inches) V Series HD Ready Smart Android LED TV	Rs. 24,990	Rs. 11,490
Acer 80 cm (32 inches) I Series HD Ready Android Smart LED TV	Rs. 19,990	Rs. 10,999

Deals on 43-Inch Smart TVs

Product	MRP	Sale Price
Redmi 108 cm (43 inches) 4K Ultra HD Android Smart LED TV	Rs. 42,999	Rs. 21,999
LG 108 cm (43 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV	Rs. 49,990	Rs. 27,990
Samsung 108 cm (43 inches) Crystal iSmart 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV	Rs. 52,900	Rs. 28,490
Sony Bravia 108 cm (43 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Google TV	Rs. 69,900	Rs. 39,490

Deals on 55-Inch Smart TVs

Product	MRP	Sale Price
Samsung 138 cm (55 inches) Crystal iSmart 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV	Rs. 64,900	Rs. 43,990
Sony Bravia 139 cm (55 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Google TV	Rs. 99,900	Rs. 52,990
TCL 139 cm (55 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart QLED Google TV	Rs. 1,21,990	Rs. 37,990
Vu 139 cm (55 inches) Premium Series 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Google TV	Rs. 50,000	Rs. 33,990

Deals on 65-Inch Smart TVs

Product	MRP	Sale Price
Sony Bravia 164 cm (65 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Google TV	Rs. 1,39,900	Rs. 72,990
Hisense 164 cm (65 inches) Tornado 3.0 Series 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Google TV	Rs. 99,999	Rs. 49,990
Samsung 163 cm (65 inches) Crystal iSmart 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV	Rs. 99,900	Rs. 63,990
LG 164 cm (65 inches) 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV	Rs. 1,14,990	Rs. 64,990

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Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Price Jumps Over $33,000 First Time in 2023, Crypto Chart Sees Positive Impact

Bitcoin on Tuesday, October 24 spiked in price by a notable 11 percent. For the first time this year, the value of Bitcoin rose to the mark of $33,623 (roughly Rs. 27.9 lakh). In fact, Bitcoin has now attained its 16-month high with today's pricing. The optimism among community members around the US' expected approval of BTC ETFs is fuelling the market with hope. Over the last day, the value of BTC rose heavily by $3,356 (roughly Rs. 2.78 lakh).

Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, disclosed on X that the iShares Bitcoin Trust from BlackRock has been listed on the website of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation with the ticker iBTC, causing prices of most altcoins to boom.

The iShares Bitcoin Trust has been listed on the DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, which clears NASDAQ trades). And the ticker will be $IBTC. Again all part of the process of bringing ETF to market.. h/t @martypartymusic pic.twitter.com/8PQP3h2yW0

— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) October 23, 2023

Ether saw a price surge of 7.61 percent on Tuesday. This took the value of ETH to $1,813 (roughly Rs. 1.50 lakh). In the last 24 hours, ETH increased notably by $125 (roughly Rs. 10,380).

In a rather conventional market movement, majority cryptocurrencies clocked price surges in recent hours, tailing behind Bitcoin and Ether up the ladder. The excitement towards BTC ETFs in the US is driving up the prices of several altcoins.

These cryptocurrencies include Binance Coin, Ripple, Cardano, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and Polygon.

Polkadot, Shiba Inu, Avalanche, Stellar, and Monero are also trading in the greens today.

The overall crypto market cap went up by 8.57 percent in the last 24 hours and has now hit the $1.27 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,05,47,032 crore) mark, shows CoinMarketCap.

However, a bunch of cryptocurrencies, did fail to see any gains today.

Tether, USD Coin, Solana, Leo, Cronos, and Binance USD are amongst altcoins trading in losses today.

The trajectory of crypto adoption can however, see a jump if the US approves BTC ETFs there. A Bitcoin ETF would allow people to invest in and own Bitcoin without having to make a direct purchase from an exchange. The authorities in the US are yet to give a concrete decision on BTC ETF approvals.

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